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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I disable Canvas media uploads in the Rich Content Editor?
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I disable announcement replies for all courses in an account?
As an admin, you can choose to disable comments on announcements for all courses in an account.
To manage comments, you can set the default value but allow instructors and sub-account admins to enable comments as necessary, or you can set and lock the setting for all courses and sub-accounts. The checkbox settings at the account level are passed to the sub-account and course levels as default values.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I restrict the viewing of quantitative data in an account?
As an Admin, you can choose to set default restrictions for student access in your institution. These restrictions include student access to courses before the start date and/or after the end date.
To manage student access, you can set the default value but allow instructors and sub-account admins to edit access for the course and sub-account levels as necessary, or you can set and lock the student access setting for the entire institution. The checkbox settings at the account level are passed to the sub-account and course levels as default values.
Restrict students from viewing course before start date: When a student enrolls in a future course, the course displays in the Future Enrollments section in the student Courses list. Once a course is published, the course displays an invitation to join the course, where the students can view course content at any time before the course begins. However, when the student restriction for the course start date is enabled, students cannot view a link to the course until the start date, even if the course is published.
Restrict students from viewing future courses in enrollments list: When a student enrolls in a future course, the course displays in the Future Enrollments section in the student Courses list. However, when the view courses before the start date restriction is enabled, a second option is displayed to completely remove the future enrollment from the Courses list. This setting can also be enabled to keep students from knowing they are enrolled in a course with a future start date.
Restrict students from viewing course after end date: Once a course has concluded, students can still view the course but all content is displayed in a read-only state. However, when the student restriction for the course end date is enabled, students can no longer view the course in the Courses list after the course has concluded. This setting can be used if your institution uses the course across multiple terms and want to restrict students from accessing prior content for future students, or if students have to re-enroll in the course.
These restriction settings also apply to the override start and end dates for the course. If no override dates are specified, the start and end dates apply to the term dates. Learn more about term and course dates in Canvas.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I change the language preference in an account?
If you are an international institution, you can change the default language for your entire account. This change will override any browser/OS language settings.
Note: Users can select a preferred language in their user settings, which will override the account default.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I restrict student access before or after a course date at the account level?
As an Admin, you can choose to set default restrictions for student access in your institution. These restrictions include student access to courses before the start date and/or after the end date.
To manage student access, you can set the default value but allow instructors and sub-account admins to edit access for the course and sub-account levels as necessary, or you can set and lock the student access setting for the entire institution. The checkbox settings at the account level are passed to the sub-account and course levels as default values.
Restrict students from viewing course before start date: When a student enrolls in a future course, the course displays in the Future Enrollments section in the student Courses list. Once a course is published, the course displays an invitation to join the course, where the students can view course content at any time before the course begins. However, when the student restriction for the course start date is enabled, students cannot view a link to the course until the start date, even if the course is published.
Restrict students from viewing future courses in enrollments list: When a student enrolls in a future course, the course displays in the Future Enrollments section in the student Courses list. However, when the view courses before the start date restriction is enabled, a second option is displayed to completely remove the future enrollment from the Courses list. This setting can also be enabled to keep students from knowing they are enrolled in a course with a future start date.
Restrict students from viewing course after end date: Once a course has concluded, students can still view the course but all content is displayed in a read-only state. However, when the student restriction for the course end date is enabled, students can no longer view the course in the Courses list after the course has concluded. This setting can be used if your institution uses the course across multiple terms and want to restrict students from accessing prior content for future students, or if students have to re-enroll in the course.
These restriction settings also apply to the override start and end dates for the course. If no override dates are specified, the start and end dates apply to the term dates. Learn more about term and course dates in Canvas.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I warn users in an account about using non-institutional email addresses for confidential information?
Administrators can enable a warning reminding all users about preferred email addresses for notifications. When enabled, the next time users at that institution visit the Notification Preferences page, they will see a popup alerting them that adding a non-institution based email address may result in the exposure of sensitive content.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I change the sender name in account email notifications?
Canvas gives administrators the option to set up a custom "From" text field for Canvas notifications. This custom text can be your institution name or whatever sender information you would like to use. Using the custom text field helps student identify notification emails more easily and improves the quality of student-instructor interaction.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I enable self-enrollment in an account and allow students to self-enroll in a course?
Self-enrollment can be enabled in account settings. Enabling self-enrollment give instructors the ability to allow students to use a join code or click a button to enroll themselves in a course. By default, self-enrollment is disabled for the account.
Once this feature is enabled, instructors can enable self-enrollment in Course Settings.
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
How do I enable open registration in an account and allow instructors to add users to a course without Canvas accounts?
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Updated on: Oct 21, 2024
What user enrollment and registration options are available in Canvas?
As an account admin, you can set different enrollment and registration options for your account. Available options include self enrollment, self registration, and open registration.
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